Naphthamide derivatives of 3-beta-amino azabicyclo octane or nonane as neuroleptic agents

ABSTRACT

The invention pertains to novel azabicyclo-naphthalene-carboxamide derivatives, a method for preparing same and the use thereof as a medicament. The compounds of the invention are of formula (I). ##STR1##

CROSS REFERENCE

The present application is a U.S. National Application filed under 35 USC 371 of PCT/FR96/01394, filed Sep. 11, 1996.

The present invention relates to novel azabicyclonaphthalenecarboxamide derivatives, to a process for their preparation and to their use as drugs.

These compounds are antidopaminergic and antiserotoninergic agents and are thus used as antipsychotic drugs for treating schizophrenia, its positive and negative symptoms, or disorders of the central nervous system that are sensitive to antidopaminergic and antiserotoninergic treatment, such as, for example, compulsive obsessive disorders, anxiety, depression, drug addiction, tardive dyskinesia and gastrointestinal disorders.

The need to have antidopaminergic activity, in particular on the dopaminergic receptors of the subclass D₂, constitutes a standard approach in the treatment of schizophrenia (Carlsson A., Am. J. Psychiatry, 135, 164, 1978). However, most of the compounds having such a mechanism of action have the drawback of possessing undesirable clinical side effects, in particular extrapyramidal side effects (see Acta Psychiatr. Scand. 1995, 91 (Suppl 388): 24-30).

It has been seen that the fact of combining with powerful antidopaminergic activity, in the same molecule, antagonist activity towards the serotoninergic receptors of the 5-HT₂ subclass might constitute a condition for avoiding these extrapyramidal side effects (H. Y. Meltzer J.P.E.T. 1989, 251, 238).

U.S. Pat. No. 5,395,835 describes naphthamides of formula ##STR2## in which the naphthalene ring-system is variously substituted with variable groups R, these products being antidopaminergic agents of the D₃ subclass, which are useful as antipsychotic agents for the treatment of schizophrenia or other pathologies which respond to blocking of the dopaminergic receptors.

Patent EP 539,281 describes naphthamides of formula ##STR3## in which Z represents a residue derived from 2-aminomethyl-N-alkylpyrrolidine, 2-aminoethyl-N,N-diethylamine, 2-aminoethylmorpholine, 2-aminoethyl-N,N-dibutylamine or 4-amino-N-butyl (or N-benzyl) piperidine, which are active on the dopaminergic system, in particular the D₃ receptor subclass, and are useful as antipsychotic agents, psychostimulants, antiautistic agents, antidepressants, anti-Parkinson agents and antihypertensive agents. The compound which is structurally most similar to the compounds of the present invention corresponds to the above structure in which R=H, Y=CH₃, X=H, and Z=4-amino-N-benzylpiperidine, and will be referred to hereinbelow as: patent EP 539,281 compound.

Patent EP 585,116 describes 1-alkoxynaphthalene-2-carboxamides, with a high degree of affinity for the 5-HT_(1A) serotoninergic receptors, of formula ##STR4##

U.S. Pat. No. 4,536,580 describes nortropane benzamide derivatives with neuroleptic properties, of formula ##STR5## where A represents a variously substituted pyrimidine or benzene ring, the most powerful product being compound No. 64 (tropapride) (Drug of the Future, Vol. 9, No. 9, 673).

Patent EP 416,521 describes compounds of naphthamide tropane type, of structure: ##STR6## where R₂ may be a naphthalene ring-system, which is either unsubstituted or substituted with an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms. These compounds are active in the cardiovascular field.

Patent WO 84/03281 describes compounds of azabicyclo-alkylbenzamide type, of formula ##STR7## where R₄ may be a tropane skeleton and the ring formed by the junction A--E may be a heterocycle and form a quinoline.

However, it does not appear, or is not suggested in the abovementioned patents, that the fact of combining a 3-β-aminotropane skeleton with an aromatic 1-alkoxy-2-naphthamide system can give compounds having this double activity: simultaneously dopaminergic antagonist and agonist on the D₂ subclass, and simultaneously serotoninergic antagonist and agonist, this being the basis of the present invention.

The best balance represented by the derivatives of the invention between the serotoninergic receptors, in particular, but not exclusively, the 5-HT₂ receptors, in comparison with the dopaminergic D₂ receptors, makes it possible to highlight the clinical advantage of these products in man, combining the therapeutic efficacy associated with a low propensity to manifest extrapyramidal side effects (Meltzer H. Y. Psychopharmacology, 1989, 99, 18-27 and Meltzer H. Y. J. Clin. Psychopharmacology, 15 suppl. 1: 1S, 1995).

The best compound currently used and corresponding to the criteria thus defined is Risperidone, of structure: ##STR8##

The subject of the present invention is novel substituted 3-β-aminotropane-8-benzyl derivatives of substituted 1-alkoxy-2-naphthamide, to a process for their preparation, to their pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their application as antipsychotic drugs in human therapy.

These novel compounds correspond to the general formula I ##STR9## in which Ar represents an aromatic residue such as, for example, a phenyl or heteroaryl ring, the phenyl ring being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents chosen from C₁₋₄ alkyl, Cl, F or Br halogen or C₁₋₄ O-alkyl,

it being possible for n to be one or two and thus to form an 8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!octane or a 9-azabicyclo- 3.3.1!nonane,

R₁ represents a linear or branched C¹⁻⁶ alkyl group,

it being possible for R₂ and R₃, which may be identical or different, borne by the carbons of the aromatic ring, each to be H, Cl, Br, F, C₁₋₄ alkyl, OH, CN, NO₂, C₁₋₄ alkylthio, NH₂, C₁₋₄ alkylamino, C₁₋₄ dialkylamino, acylamino, SO₂ NH₂, C₁₋₄ SO₂ N-dialkyl or C₁₋₄ SO₂ -alkyl.

Preferably, the group Ar is a phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with a halogen, the substituent R₁ can be a methyl or an ethyl, the substituent R₂ in position 4 preferably being an H, Br, Cl, F, NO₂, NH₂, NMe₂, CN, OCH₃ or OH, and thus correspond to the following compounds:

1-methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1,3-dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalene-carboxamide.

4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-chloro-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1-methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1-methoxy-4-nitro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-cyano-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1,5-dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1,4-dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-bromo-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl-!2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-amino-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-fluoro-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-fluoro-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-methylthio-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-ethylthio-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-ethylsulfonyl-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-aminosulfonyl-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-hydroxy-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

4-hydroxy-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!-non-3β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

1-ethoxy-4-nitro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The compounds of the present invention can form salts by addition of pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic or organic acid and can be incorporated in pharmaceutical compositions so that they can be administered via the various usual routes, in oral, injectable or parenteral form.

The demonstration of the antidopaminergic and antiserotinergic properties of the compounds of the invention is made on the basis of their affinity for the corresponding receptors by displacement of the radioactive ligand which specifically label these receptors ( ³ H! YM-09151-2 for the D₂ receptor and ³ H! Ketanserine for the 5-HT₂ receptor).

This process for studying specific binding is described Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol. 329, 333-338, 1985 and Mol. Pharmacol. 21, 301-314, 1982.

By way of example, the values are indicated in the following table by comparison with reference substances:

    ______________________________________     Binding to the K.sub.i receptor (M)                       D.sub.2 site                                  5-HT.sub.2 site                       Ligand  .sup.3 H!                                  Ligand  .sup.3 H!     Compound          YM09151-2 Ki                                  Ketanserine Ki     ______________________________________     Sulpiride         4.63 × 10.sup.-9 M.sup.                                  >10.sup.-5 M     Risperidone       2.00 × 10.sup.-9 M.sup.                                  2.74 × 10.sup.-9 M     Tropapride U.S. Pat. No. 4,536,580                       1.06 × 10.sup.-10 M                                  2.94 × 10.sup.-7 M     Patent EP 539,281 compound                       3.32 × 10.sup.-9 M.sup.                                  1.29 × 10.sup.-6 M     Example 3         1.43 × 10.sup.-10 M                                  6.68 × 10.sup.-8 M     Example 5         4.08 × 10.sup.-10 M                                  1.64 × 10.sup.-8 M     Example 4         7.76 × 10.sup.-10 M                                  3.76 × 10.sup.-9 M     Example 13        9.44 × 10.sup.-10 M                                  7.79 × 10.sup.-9 M     ______________________________________

It emerges from this study, surprisingly, that the compounds of the invention with a structure according to formula I have affinities for the two receptors D₂ and 5-HT₂, as can be seen from the table, when compared with the reference substances: Sulpiride, the antipsychotic compound usually used, Risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic compound as defined by H. Y. Meltzer, Tropapride (U.S. Pat. No. 4,536,580), and the patent EP 539,281 compound, which have little or no 5-HT₂ affinity.

The advantage of the compounds of the invention is seen in the greater affinity, 10 to 100 times greater, which they manifest for the 5-HT₂ serotoninergic receptors when compared with Tropapride or with the patent EP 539,281 compound, and they have a better balance between the dopaminergic and serotoninergic receptors, which makes it possible to obtain compounds having a better clinical profile, in order not only to have the power of the antipsychotic effects but also the absence of the undesirable side effects.

The in vivo test, performed on rats, showing the antipsychotic activity is that of inhibition of the behavior induced by methylphenidate according to the method described by W. Koek and F. C. Colpaert in J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 1993, 267, 181.

The results obtained showed that the compounds of the invention are capable not only of inhibiting the stereotypical machonnement but also of normalizing all the behavior induced by methylphenidate, and of achieving this in the absence of undesirable side effects.

This test characterizes the antipsychotic activity of the compounds in greater depth than the antagonism of the effects of apomorphine, which is the test conventionally used.

The present invention thus relates to compounds of general formula I as drugs that are useful in particular in the treatment of schizophrenia.

The present invention also relates to the use of compounds of general formula I incorporated in a pharmaceutical composition with a formulation corresponding to its mode of administration: tablets, wafer capsules or gelatin capsules, suitable for human clinical treatment and at daily doses of between 0.1 and 500 mg or more specifically 0.1 to 100 mg of active principle.

The products of the present invention are obtained by known processes, the key step of which is the formation of the amide function between the 1-alkoxy-2-naphthoic acid of formula II and the amine of formula III ##STR10##

The values of R₁, R₂ and R₃ are the same as those of general formula I. These acids are either known in the chemical literature or are prepared by the usual methods, by analogy with substituted benzoic acids (of the salicylic type).

For example, the benzoic acid II

where R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =R₃ =H, is described in Monatshef. Chem. 1884, 15, 735

where R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NO₂ ; R₃ =H, is described in Indian Acad. Sci. Sect. A 1938, 7, 261

where R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =H; R₃ =5-OCH₃, is described in J. Chem. Soc 1937, 937-940

where R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =R₃ =H, is described in Austr. J. Chem. 1974, 27, 2209

where R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-Br; R₃ =H, is described in J. Indian Chem. Soc. 1936, 13, 645.

Similarly, the acid II in which R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =4-Br; R₃ =H is prepared, in the same article the acid II in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-Cl; R₃ =H is prepared, the acid II in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-OH; R₃ =H, is described in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1942, 64, 798-800 and in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NH₂ ; R₃ =H, is described in J. Chem. Soc. 1922, 1658, similarly, in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-OCH₃ ; R₃ =H, is described in J. Organomet. Chem. 1969, 20, 251; in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =3-OCH₃ ; R₃ =H, is described in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1952, 74, 1624, in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NMe₂ ; R₃ =H, is described in patent EP 585,116. The acid II in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-CN; R₃ =H is obtained by the standard Sandmeyer reaction starting with the 4-amino derivative described in patent EP 539,281.

The acid II in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =SCH₃ ; SC₂ H₅, SO₂ CH₃, SO₂ C₂ H₅ or SO₂ --NH₂ is obtained according to the process described in the patents Be 874,490 or Spain 454,931 on the 2-alkoxybenzoic acids, by reaction with sulfuric chlorohydrin, and in order to obtain the 4-SO₂ Cl derivative which is reduced by dimerizing into a dithio derivative, from which the methylthio or ethylthio derivative can be obtained by treatment with alkyl halide in basic medium. By oxidation using potassium permanganate or using peracids such as metachloroperbenzoic acid, the corresponding sulfonyl substituents can be obtained.

The 3β-amino-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!octane-8-benzyl polycyclic amine of formula III (n=1) is prepared according to the described process (Eur. J. Med. Chim. 1984, 19, 105).

The 3β-amino-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!nonane-9-benzyl polycyclic amine of formula III (n=2) is prepared by direct analogy and according to the process described in J. Org. Chem. 26, 395, 1961. ##STR11##

Ar has the same characteristic as that mentioned for formula I.

The condensation of the acid II and the amine III is carried out by activating the acid II either via its acid chloride, for example the acid chloride of the corresponding naphthenic acid, or via the mixed anhydride obtained by reaction of the acid II with an alkyl, for example ethyl, chloroformate at 0° C. in the presence of a base such as triethylamine in methylene chloride or another inert solvent, followed by a reaction with the amine of formula III.

The NH₂ derivative in position 4 can be acetylated under the usual conditions, i.e. with acetic anhydride alone or in pyridine, or alternatively with acetyl chloride in CH₂ Cl₂ or THF in the presence of a base such as triethylamine or K₂ CO₃.

The debenzylation of the N-benzyl function of the heterocycle can be carried out in the presence of hydrogen over 10% palladium-on-charcoal in neutral or acidic medium, optionally under pressure in an autoclave. In the case of the compounds halogenated in position 4, the method of dealkylation with α-chloroethyl chloroformate is used as indicated in J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2081.

The alkylation of the resulting secondary amine with a substituted benzyl chloride is carried out conventionally in refluxing acetonitrile optionally in the presence of a base such as K₂ CO₃. The deacetylation of the aniline in position 4 can take place by heating in acidic medium, for example aqueous hydrochloric acid, in a water-miscible solvent such as ethanol.

The fluorination in position 4 can also be carried out conventionally as indicated in Organic Syntheses Coll. Vol. II, p. 299, by decomposition of the diazonium tetrafluoroborate on the corresponding naphthenic ester.

The phenolic derivatives in position 4 of the naphthalene ring-system are obtained by hydrogenolysis of the derivatives protected with a benzyl or benzyl carbonate group, by hydrogen in the presence of 10% palladium-on-charcoal (T.N. Greene Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis 1991, p. 156 and 157) starting with the compounds I in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =OCH₂ Ph; R₃ =H; in the present case, the N-benzyl function is not affected by these hydrogenolysis conditions.

The known acid II in which R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-OH; R₃ =H is protected with one of the abovementioned protecting groups before the amidation step.

The examples which follow are given as non-limiting examples:

EXAMPLE 1

1-Methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride. (Formula I: R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-SO₂ N(CH₃)₂ ; R₃ =H; Ar=Ph; n=1)

Stage 1: Methyl 1-methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2-naphthalenecarboxylate.

A mixture of 2.0 g of 4-aminosulfonyl-1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid (7.48 mmol; 1 eq) with 3.0 ml of dimethyl sulfate (32 mmol; 4.2 eq) and 4.65 g of potassium carbonate (33.7 mmol; 4.5 eq) is refluxed in 100 ml of acetone overnight. The precipitate is filtered off and the solvent is evaporated off under vacuum. The residue is taken up in ethyl acetate, washed several times with water and dried over Na₂ SO₄ and the solvent is evaporated off under vacuum.

2.3 g of the pure product (95%) are obtained. NMR (1H; CDCl₃); 2.79 (s; 6H; N--(CH₃)₂), 3.97 (s; 3H; C(O)OCH₃), 4.10 (s; 3H; OCH₃); 7.59-7.77 (m; 2H), 8.37 (dd, J=7.7, 1.6 Hz; 1H), 8.56 (s; 1H) 8.70 (dd, J=7.7, 1.6 Hz; 1H).

Stage 2: 1-Methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid

A solution of methyl 1-methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2-napthalenecarboxylate (2.3 g; 7.13 mmol; 1 eq) is refluxed in 50% ethanol with 428 mg of NaOH (10.71 mmol; 1.5 eq) for 2 h. Next, the solvent is evaporated off under vacuum and the residue is taken up in water and extracted once with ethyl acetate. 1N HCl is added to the aqueous phase to pH 1-2. The mixture is extracted twice with dichloromethane, dried and evaporated.

1.92 g of the pure acid (87%) are obtained. NMR (1H; DMSO-d₆): 2.75 (s; 6H; N(CH₃)₂), 4.08 (s; 3H; OCH₃), 7.74-7.92 (m; 2H), 8.39 (d, J=7.9 Hz; 1H), 8.40 (s; 1H), 8.65 (d, J=7.9 Hz; 1H), 13.57 (s; 1H; COOH).

Stage 3: 1-Methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-N- 8-phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

0.4 ml of ethyl chloroformate (3.56 mmol, 1.1 eq) in 20 ml of dichloromethane is added to a solution of 1.0 g of 1-methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (3.24 mmol, 1 eq) with 0.55 ml of triethylamine (3.88 mmol, 1.2 eq) in 70 ml of dichloromethane at 0° C. After 15 min, 0.74 g of 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!octane-3-β-amine (3.4 mmol; 1.05 eq) in 20 ml of dichloromethane is added at 0 C. The mixture is left stirring at R.T. until all of the starting materials have been consumed. The mixture is washed three times with water, followed by saturated aqueous NaCl solution, after which it is dried and evaporated. 1.45 g (88%) of the pure product are obtained after flash chromatography on silica.

NMR (1H; CDCl₃): 1.65-1.87 (m; 4H); 1.96-2.15 (m; 4H), 2.93 (s; 6H; N(CH₃)₂), 3.32 (m; 2H; H1 and H5), 3.57 (s; 2H; N--CH₂ --Ph); 4.00 (s; 3H; OCH₃), 4.48 (m; 1H; H3) 7.22-7.42 (m; 4H), 7.59-7.78 (m; 3H), 8.24 (dd, J=7.7, 2.3; 1H), 8.63 (s; 1H), 8.79 (dd, J=7.7, 2.3 Hz; 1H).

Preparation of the Salt:

644 mg of the base obtained (1.31 mmol, 1 eq) are dissolved in 4 ml of methyl ethyl ketone. 0.36 ml of a solution of HCl in isopropanol (3.65 N) is added. The precipitate formed is filtered off and dried.

Yield: 654 g (92%); m.p.: 196° C.; Formula: C₂₈ H₃₄ ClN₃ O₄ S.0.1H₂ O; Molecular mass: base: 507.66; salt: 545.92

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      61.78        6.38   7.53     Calculated 61.60        6.31   7.70     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 2

1,3-Dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride (Formula I: R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =3-OCH₃ ; R₃ =H; Ar=Ph; n=1)

A solution of oxalyl chloride (0.412 ml; 4.74 mmol; 1.1 eq) in 20 ml of dichloromethane is added to a solution of 1,3-dimethoxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid (1.0 g; 4.31 mmol; 1 eq) with a few drops of DMF in 90 ml of dichloromethane at 0° C. The mixture is then left stirring at R.T. for 1 h.

This solution obtained is added to a solution of 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!octane-3-β-amine (0.979 g; 4.52 mmol; 1.05 eq) with 0.72 ml of triethylamine (5.17 mmol; 1.2 eq) in 20 ml of dichloromethane at 0° C. The mixture is then left stirring at R.T. until the reaction is complete. The reaction mixture is washed three times with water and then with saturated sodium chloride solution. The organic phase is dried and evaporated. The pure product is obtained after purification by flash chromatography on silica.

Yield: 0.375 g (20%) NMR (1H; CDCl₃): 1.67-1.89 (m; 4H); 1.97-2.12 (m; 4H), 3.31 (m; 2H; H1 and H5), 3.60 (s; 2H; N--CH₂ --Ph); 3.88 (s; 3H; OCH₃), 3.98 (s; 3H; OCH3), 4.45 (m; 1H; H3), 7.20-7.49 (m; 8H); 7.68 (d, J=7.8 Hz; 1H), 7.99 (d; J=7.8 Hz; 1H).

Preparation of the Salt:

355 mg of the base obtained (0.82 mmol; 1 eq) are dissolved in 4 ml of methyl ethyl ketone. 0.23 ml of a solution of HCl in isopropanol (3.65 N) is added. The precipitate formed is filtered off and dried.

Yield: 341 mg (88%); m.p.: 124° C.; Formula: C₂₇ H₃₀ N₂ O₃.0.9 HCl.1H₂ O; Molecular mass: base: 430.55; salt: 481.38

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      67.41        6.97   5.45     Calculated 67.32        6.89   5.82     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 3

1-Methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; Ar=Ph; R₂ =R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₈ N₂ O₂ ; M.W.=400.53; m.p. ° C.=125

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      77.81        7.05   6.95     Calculated 77.97        7.05   6.99     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 4

4-Bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide oxalate

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; Ar=Ph; R₂ =4-Br; n=1; R₃ =H; C₂₈ H₂₉ BrN₂ O₆ ; M.W.=569.46; m.p. ° C.=193

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      58.99        5.19   4.84     Calculated 58.76        5.17   4.80     ______________________________________      * +0.1      EtOAc

EXAMPLE 5

4-Chloro-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl)-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-Cl; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₉ Cl₂ N₂ O₂ ; M.W.=472.44; m.p. ° C.=203

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      66.37        6.05   5.88     Calculated 66.07        6.14   5.93     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 6

1-Methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide oxalate

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-N(CH₃)₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₃₁ H₃₆ N₃ O₈ ; M.W.=578.65; m.p. ° C.=165; (0.4 H₂ O); (585.85); (1.5 oxalate)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      63.67        6.28   7.21     Calculated 63.53        6.33   7.17     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 7

4-Amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide dioxalate

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NH₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₉ N₃ O₂ ; M.W.=488.45; m.p.° C=189; 1.73 HCl; (510.88); (1.75 H₂ O)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      61.17        6.51   8.05     Calculated 61.13        6.75   8.22     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 8

1-Methoxy-4-nitro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NO₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₈ ClN₃ O₄ ; M.W.=481.98; m.p. ° C.=192; (0.1 H₂ O); (483.78)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      64.31        5.84   8.47     Calculated 64.55        5.88   8.69     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 9

4-Cyano-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-CN; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₂₈ ClN₃ O₂ ; M.W.=462.00; m.p. ° C.=174; (0.2 H₂ O); (465.59)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      69.88        6.17   8.94     Calculated 69.65        6.15   9.03     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 10

1,5-Dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =H; Ar=Ph; R₃ =5-OCH₃ ; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₁ ClN₂ O₃ ; M.W.=466.72; m.p. ° C.=216; (0.14 H₂ O); (469.24)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      69.12        6.75   5.90     Calculated 69.11        6.72   5.97     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 11

1,4-Dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-OCH₃ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₁ ClN₂ O₃ ; M.W.=467.01; m.p. ° C.=216

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      69.69        6.76   5.94     Calculated 69.44        6.69   6.00     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 12

1-Ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; Ar=Ph; R₂ =R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₁ ClN₂ O₂ ; M.W.=451.01; m.p. ° C.=237; (0.1 H₂ O); (452.81)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      71.56        7.04   6.06     Calculated 71.62        6.95   6.18     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 13

4-Bromo-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-β-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =4-Br; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n 1; C₂₇ H₃₀ ClBrN₂ O₂ ; M.W.=529.91; m.p. ° C.=215

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      61.35        5.70   5.32     Calculated 61.20        5.71   5.29     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 14

4-Acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; Ar=Ph; R₂ =4-NHCOCH₃ ; n=1; R₃ =H; C₂₈ H₃₂ ClN₃ O₂ ; M.W.=494.04; m.p. ° C.=249; (0.2 H₂ O); (497.63)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      67.87        6.66   8.25     Calculated 67.58        6.56   8.44     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 15

4-Acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; Ar=4+F Ph; R₂ =4-NHCOCH₃ ; n=1; R₃ =H; C₂₈ H₃₁ FClN₃ O₃ ; M.W.=494.04; m.p. ° C.=249; (0.1 H₂ O); (497.63)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      67.87        6.66   8.25     Calculated 67.58        6.56   8.44     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 16

4-Acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; Ar=Ph; R₂ =4-NHCOCH₃ ; n=1; R₃ =H; C₂₈ H₂₁ Cl₂ N₃ O₃ ; M.W.=528.48; m.p. ° C.=255; (0.4 H₂ O); (535.68)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      62.83        5.92   7.53     Calculated 62.78        5.98   7.84     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 17

4-Amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide dihydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NH₂ ; Ar=4-Cl Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₈ ClN₃ O₂ 1.9HCl; M.W.=519.26; m.p. ° C.=239; (0.5 H₂ O); (528.26)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      58.90        5.78   7.85     Calculated 59.11        5.89   7.95     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 18

4-Amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide dihydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NH₂ ; Ar=4-F Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₈ FN₃ O₂ 1.95HCl; M.W.=504.63; m.p. ° C.=236; (0.6 H₂ O); (515.44)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      60.37        6.09   7.93     Calculated 60.59        6.09   8.15     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 19

4-Amino-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide dihydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =4-NH₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₄ Cl₂ N₃ O₂ ; M.W.=503.49; m.p. ° C.=230; (1 H₂ O); (521.505)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      62.27        6.84   8.02     Calculated 62.19        6.96   8.06     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 20

1-Ethoxy-4-fluoro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =4-F; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₀ FClN₂ O₂ ; M.W.=469.003; m.p. ° C.=223; (0.1 H₂ O); (470.804)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      68.86        6.43   5.86     Calculated 68.88        6.46   5.95     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 21

4-Fluoro-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-F; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₈ FClN₂ O₂ ; M.W.=454.98; m.p. ° C.=210; (0.1 H₂ O); (456.77)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      68.25        6.21   6.03     Calculated 68.37        6.22   6.13     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 22

4-Bromo-1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-Br; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=2; C₂₆ H₂₇ BrN₂ O₂ ; M.W.=479.43; m.p. ° C.=142

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      65.57        5.97   5.67     Calculated 65.72        5.92   5.68     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 23

4-Amino-1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide dihydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-NH₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=2; C₂₇ H₃₃ Cl₂ N₃ O₂ ; M.W.=502.49; m.p. ° C.=260; (1.1 H₂ O); (522.31)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      62.25        6.92   7.93     Calculated 62.09        6.79   8.04     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 24

4-Bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide oxalate

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-Br; Ar=4-F Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₈ H₂₈ BrFN₂ O₆ ; M.W.=587.45; m.p. ° C.=149; (0.5 H₂ O); (596.46)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      56.61        4.76   4.77     Calculated 56.38        4.90   4.69     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 25

4-Bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide oxalate

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-Br; Ar=4-Cl Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₈ H₂₈ BrClN₂ O₆ ; M.W.=603.91; m.p. ° C.=138; (0.5 H₂ O); (612.91)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      54.77        4.60   4.61     Calculated 54.87        4.77   4.57     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 26

4-Methylthio-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-SCH₃ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₀ N₂ O₂ S; M.W.=446.61; m.p. ° C.=104

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      72.79        6.94   6.25     Calculated 72.91        6.77   6.27     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 27

4-Ethylthio-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-SC₂ H₅ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n 1; C₂₈ H₃₂ N₂ O₂ S; M.W.=460.64; m.p. ° C.=82

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      73.05        7.13   5.97     Calculated 73.01        7.00   6.08     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 28

4-Ethylsulfonyl!-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-SO₂ C₂ H₅ ; Ar=Ph; n 1; R₃ =H; C₂₈ H₃₂ N₂ O₄ S; M.W.=492.64; m.p. ° C.=119; (1.36 H₂ O); (483.20)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      65.03        6.54   5.31     Calculated 65.03        6.76   5.41     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 29

4-Aminosulfonyl-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-SO₂ NH₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₉ N₃ O₄ S; M.W. 479.60; m.p. ° C.=199; (0.2 H₂ O); (483.20)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      64.54        6.09   8.48     Calculated 64.63        6.13   8.69     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 30

4-Hydroxy-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =4-OH; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₆ H₂₈ N₂ O₃ ; M.W.=416.52; m.p. ° C.=216; (0.1 H₂ O); (418.33)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      74.63        6.90   6.64     Calculated 74.65        6.79   6.69     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 31

4-Hydroxy-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide

R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =4-OH; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₀ N₂ O₃ ; M.W.=430.55

EXAMPLE 32

1-Methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =CH₃ ; R₂ =H; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=2; C₂₇ H₃₁ ClN₂ O₂ ; M.W.=451.01; m.p. ° C.=232; (0.25 H₂ O); (455.51)

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      70.93        7.22   6.10     Calculated 71.19        6.97   6.15     ______________________________________

EXAMPLE 33

1-Ethoxy-4-nitro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide hydrochloride

The title compound is obtained in a similar manner to Stage 3 of Example 1, but starting with the corresponding reagents.

R₁ =C₂ H₅ ; R₂ =4-NO₂ ; Ar=Ph; R₃ =H; n=1; C₂₇ H₃₀ ClN₃ O₄ ; M.W.=496.01; m.p. ° C.=187

    ______________________________________              % C        % H    % N     ______________________________________     Found      65.26        6.14   8.43     Calculated 65.38        6.10   8.47     ______________________________________ 

We claim:
 1. A compound selected from those of formula I ##STR12## in which Ar represents an aromatic residue such as, for example, a phenyl or heteroaryl ring, the phenyl ring being unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents chosen from C₁₋₄ alkyl, Cl, F, Br, or C₁₋₄ O-alkyl, n is one or two, thus forming an 8-azabicyclo- 3.2.1!octane or a 9-azabicyclo- 3.3.1!nonane,R₁ is a linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkyl group, R₂ and R₃, which may be identical or different, are H, Cl, Br, F, C₁₋₄ alkyl, OH, CN, NO₂, C₁₋₄ S-alkyl, NH₂, C₁₋₄ NH-alkyl, C₁₋₄ N-dialkyl, NH-acyl, SO₂ NH₂, C₁₋₄ SO₂ N-dialkyl or C₁₋₄ SO₂ -alkyl, and addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically-acceptable inorganic or organic acid.
 2. A compound of claim 1, wherein R₁ is an methoxy or an ethoxy, R₂ is Cl, Br, F, NH₂, NMe₂, OH, Ar, or a phenyl substituted with a halogen Cl or F.
 3. A compound of claim 1, chosen from the group consisting of the following compounds and the addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically-acceptable inorganic or organic acid:1,3-dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-chloro-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1-methoxy-4-(N,N-dimethylamino)-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1-methoxy-4-nitro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-cyano-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1,5-dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1,4-dimethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-bromo-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-acetamido-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-amino-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-fluoro-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-fluoro-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-amino-1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-fluorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-bromo-1-methoxy-N- 8-(4-chlorophenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-methylthio-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-ethylthio-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-ethylsulfonyl-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-aminosulfonyl!-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-hydroxy-1-methoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 4-hydroxy-1-ethoxy-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3-b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1-methoxy-N- 9-(phenylmethyl)-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!non-3b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide 1-ethoxy-4-nitro-N- 8-(phenylmethyl)-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!oct-3b-yl!-2-naphthalenecarboxamide.
 4. Process for preparing a compound of formula I according to claim 1, wherein starting a naphthenic acid having the substituents R₁, R₂ and R₃ according to claim 1 is reacted with 3β-amino-8-benzyl!-8-azabicyclo 3.2.1!octane or 3β-amino-9-benzyl!-9-azabicyclo 3.3.1!nonane under coupling conditions using alkyl chloroformate in the presence of triethylamine in methylene chloride at low temperature, or using the acid chloride of the corresponding starting naphthenic acid.
 5. Pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound according to claims 1 and a pharmaceutically-acceptablr excipient.
 6. Method for the treatment of a condition selected from schizophrenia, its positive and negative symptoms, compulsive obsessive disorders, anxiety, depression, drug addiction, tardive dyskinesia, and gastrointestinal disorders, comprising the step of administering to a living body suffering from such condition an amount of a compound of claim 1 which is effective for alleviation of such condition.
 7. Pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound according to claim 2 and a pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient.
 8. Pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound according to claim 3 and a pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient.
 9. Method for the treatment of a condition selected from schizophrenia, its positive and negative symptoms, compulsive obsessive disorders, anxiety, depression, drug addiction, tardive dyskinesia, and gastrointestinal disorders, comprising the step of administering to a living body suffering from such condition an amount of a compound of claim 2 which is effective for alleviation of such condition.
 10. Method for the treatment of a condition selected from schizophrenia, its positive and negative symptoms, compulsive obsessive disorders, anxiety, depression, drug addiction, tardive dyskinesia, and gastrointestinal disorders, comprising the step of administering to a living body suffering from such condition an amount of a compound of claim 3 which is effective for alleviation of such condition. 